Thursday, January 14, 2010

The New Year - Topic Suggestions?

Kenneth D. Froelich is still alive and kicking.

Happy 2010 everyone! I am currently wrapping up my brief "internet" vacation, and will return to "The Electric Semiquaver" in around two weeks. In the meantime, I would like to offer those of you reading an opportunity to suggest topics that you would like for me to discuss in an upcoming post. Please respond to this posting with your suggestions, and - assuming that I can figure out something useful to say on the topic - will be happy to discuss it!

2 comments:

1. I am curious to know your ideas for how one could or should tackle the concept of semi-tones and non-tempered tunings when composing a piece in Finale or Sibelius.

2. I am also interested to hear how you ultimately decide the page layout of a score and parts. Landscape or portrait? What paper size, standard or custom? Is a non-standard paper size worth the hassle in the end? Are the MOLA standards slowly going out of style in favor of easier 8.5x11 part sizes due to the computer notation software revolution?

You always have such interesting titles, the kinds of titles that grab interest right away. I hate coming up with titles, having resorted to browsing a thesaurus to title a recent piece (which I still don't much care for). I know it doesn't have anything to do with notation software, but I wondered if you might have any thoughts on titles.

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Kenneth Froelich's Music

Who am I?

Kenneth currently lives in Fresno, CA with his wife Jennifer and daughter Katerina, where he is appointed as Assistant Professor in Music Composition at California State University, Fresno. His music has been performed by many world renowned performing ensembles, including the American Composers Orchestra, Duo46, Earplay, the Empyrean Ensemble, the California EAR Unit, the Jolles Duo, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, among others. Kenneth has received several national awards and recognitions for his compositions from ASCAP, the National Association of Composers/USA, Meet the Composer, the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (in conjunction with MTNA), the Percussive Arts Society, the New York Youth Symphony, the Society of Composers, Inc., IDEAS (Interactive Digital Environments Arts and Storytelling), and others. Works of his have been performed internationally in Germany, Italy, China, Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Finland. Kenneth’s percussion ensemble work “Accidental Migration” is available through C. Alan Publications. Additional music is available at JOMAR Press, or by contacting Kenneth directly at kfroelich@csufresno.edu.